Fastening and attaching device for carpet-sweeper bags.



E. B. SMITH. FASTENING AND ATTACHING DEVICE FOR cAPr-:T swsEPEn BAGS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT I9. I9I3- IIENEWED FEB. I0, 1916. 1,184,038, Patented May 23,1916.

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lllllllf/ E. B. SMITH. FASTENING AND ATTACHING DEVICE FOR CARPET SWEEPER` BAGS;

' APPLICATION FILED SEPT- I9, IBIS. IIENEWED FEB. l0. 1916.

, Patented May 23,1916.

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EZRA B. sMITII, or CHICACdILLINoIs, AssIGNoR To JERSEY SWEEPEB. COMPANY, or*

CHICAGO, ILLINoIs.y A CoRroRATIoN or ILLINOIS.

FASTENING- AN'D ATTACHING DEVICE FOR lCARP}1`.'.l-S\`E|E]?'ER BAGS.

Patented iiiay 23, 1916.

Application filed September 19, 1913, Serial No. 790,614. Renewed February 10, 1916. Serial No. 77,524.

To all whom t may concern: Y

Be it known that I, EZRA B. SMITH, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and'usefulImprove-- ment in Fastening and Attaching Devices for Carpet-Sweeper Bags, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the arty to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being.

had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

vA common attachment for small vacuum cleaners or sweepers is a dust-collecting bag into which the dirt-laden air is carried and by which the dirt is strained from the air. 'Ihese bags must be emptied frequently and, because the dirt and lint which they receive has a tendency to adhere to the interior of A further object of my Invention is to produce a simple and novel device for effectively securing the inlet end of a bag tothe dis-V charge side of a vacuum cleaner or sweeper.

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterized will hereinafter be pointed out lwith particularity in the claims; but, for a full understanding of my invention and of'its objects and advantages, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein: Y

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bag equipped in accordancewithone form of my invention, together with fragments of a sweeperhandle and of a vdischarge conduit, and the means for attachingthe bag to the handle and the conduit; Fig. 2 is a view looking toward the rightfrom the left hand side of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on an enlarged scale through the coupling between the inlet end of the bag and the outlet end of the sweeper; Fig. 4 is a view on an enlarged scale of a portion of the handle of a cleaner and the attaching means between the handle and the bag, the head of ythe holding screw being cut away; Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4 including in addition to the parts shown in Fig. 4, the upper end of the bag; Figisatop plan view on an enlarged scale of the mouth of the bag and the closing means therefor; Fig. 7 is a view on an enlarged scale of one corner of the bag adjacent to the mouth thereof, showing the vcondition of the parts when the closing device is released so as to permit it t0 be removed; Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 6; Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing a modification; and Fig. 10 is an edge view of the upper end of the clip shown in Fig. 9.

Referring to Figs. l to 8 of the drawings, l represents a bag of any suitable construction, that illustrated being of the type ordi- Y narily employed as dust-collecting bags on vacuum cleaners or sweepers. In accordance with my invention I form a'bead, 2, around the mouth of the bag, this being conveniently accomplished by folding the fabric at the mouth down over a cord, 3, or other suitable thickening device. The closing element is in the form of a tube, 4, having a length equal to the width of the mouth of the bag and slit longitudinally on one side so as to permit it to be slipped over the flattened end of the bag vwith the beads lying in the interior. of the tube. The slit orslot in the tube is made wide enough to receive the double thickness of material of the collapsed bag, but narrower than the combined widths of the two beads at the ends of the two collapsed sides and consequently the tube can be withdrawn Vonly by moving it lengthwise. As long as sides of the mouth of thebag. By flattening the bag so that the ends ofthe bridle will be at opposite ends of the flattened portion, slipping the closing tube in place, and then hanging up the bag by the bridle, the ends `of the bridle engage with the ends of the closing tube and prevent it from slipping from the bag. y. The locking of the tube maybe .made more secure by cutting notches, 6, in

the ends of the tube, the lower ends of the bridle entering these notches and preventlng the bridle from slipping transversely and releasing'the tube.

It will thus be seen that the bag is opened 'by the simple act of slipping ofi' the tube `after the bridle has been allowed to drop. down out of the way, and it is closed and locked by the-simple acts of slipping the tube in place and hanging the bag up by the bridle. f l It is also desirable. to have means for 'holding the bridle so Vthat it will not acci- -dentally be released but maybe quicklyy at tachedA or detached whendesired. To this V`end I'ha've provided a wirejclip, 8,y having fa U-shaped bend, 9, at the middle and' eyes,

10, at the ends. The bridle is passedthrough the eyes in the clip and the VU- shaped member is Vadapted v to v be' slipped 'down over a suitabley headed stud,` 11,",on the handle, 12, ofv the sweeper or other supporting member.. The arms of the U-shaped member'9 of the clip are vbent so as tobe closer together at the middle thanat the ends, thus making the member'9 act as a springv catch whose arms will be spread apart'by theact 'of pressing it'upon they stud and spring back again when' the stud reachesthe. widenedvspace in the closedV end l ofthe Ushaped member. Y

."In V'some `cases IV prefer to make "the" clip 4 in the fform shown in Figsf9 and 10, the

- Yclip comprising ay U-shaped portion, 14, the

' free ends of whose arms, 15a're crossed and i provided with, eyes, 16.5 'The' opening be- Y 'a finger piece by means Vof which the` clip i 5o tween" the upper portions ofthe U-shaped member is narrower than the diameter of the head of the stud 11, but just before the arms are crossedV they are bent outwardly so as to-providea large opening, 17, through *which the head of the stud may pass. In

other words, thev opening inthe U-shaped member 14 is in the form of a Lkeyhole slot.

The upper end of the clip. is preferably bent i laterally as indicated at 18 so as to provide may be lifted toV disengage it from lthe supporting stud. If desired, the bridle may be vknotted between the eyes 16, as indicated at '20V so as to prevent the bridlefrom sliding in the clip. A

j It will be vseen that. in each of the vtwo forms of cl-ipfillustrated," the bridle-is detachedby the A'simple-act of lifting the clip Y `from thefsupporting stud, but will not acfeo position.

fcidentally Vbecome .detached becauseV the weight ofthebag holds itin theY locked In Figs.' l,A Vand 3.] have illustrated a 'simple Vand reliable connection between the inletend of the bagand the discharge side rv0f the cleaner or sweeper, V25 represents the Voutlet end of a discharge vconduit and at some distancey from the. mouth thereof is lan annular exterior flange 26; Within thein'- I sprung over the toothor projection 28 fcaus- Y mg the .lower end-of, the sleeve lto be.l drawn against the liange Vandmalring laV tightjoint between the member'25 Vand the bag. The

the member y25` and the spring'bail is then Y.

jbag may conveniently f beV 'clampedY .about l fthe sleeve V,2,7 by meansof ajmetalband-,BQ Jwhose ends are connected bya screw'bolt,

-. 31, or other `adjustable device. `The bandjy mayalsobe used to fasten the ends `Voftle'y jspring bail in-'place, the ends ofthe bailV being placed between the band and the fabric ,of thebagso that'thegact of tightening the band Vtosecure the bag onthevsleeve` serves Yl also to lockY thebag.' Y VKIt willthus be' seen-that I have provided Vthebag to the, discharge side-of acleaner or sweeper; the bagfbeing securely fastened Y in Vplaceby the ymere actVA of slifppinglthe a. simple and effective 4device for attaching the endsofk the bail securely to l lower end upon .the outletV conduit ofthe sweeper and springing the' bail over the tooth or projection; andthe bagbeing re- .Y moved Vby the simple acts 'of yslipping the bail from Vthe tooth" or projection uand lift- Y i in Athe bag. a

claim:` y "Y 1. Yln' combination, a

cned/edge at the mouth, and a longitudi- Bally-slotted tube `Vadapted to be slipped a i over't-he'end o f the bag A.whenV they latter 4is 'iiatteneh and a vbridle, connectedato the bagVV Y at opposite sides thereof and adapted toenis suspended from the bridle.

ened edge surrounding. the mouth,a slotted 2. Infcombinatiomaa bag having a thick-4 .1

gage with thefends of the tube when thebagjv Y l tube adapted tobe slippedgin the direction of its length over the-engaging thickened 'l VedgesY of the collapsed mouth,aand a'ba'g-sus-V pending device adapted to engage-said tube l.

and hold it onthevbag.` l' Y I 3. In combination, a bag/fhaving'a'thickened edge surrounding the mouth, a'slotted tube adapted tobe slipped in the direction of its length over theengaging thickened edges of the collapsedmouth, and means onV the bag for engaging withV the tube to pre# ventthe latter'from bag.

In combinatioma bag having; a thick-'VY Y i. Y enedfedgeat the mouth, a Vslotteditube maville relative to .the i c V` bag havinga thick-` llo adapted to be slipped in the direction of its length over the engaging thickened edges oi' the collapsed mouth, and a. member connected to opposite sides of the bag and adapted to extend over the ends and across the top of the tube to hold the latter on the being notched, and a member connected at opposite sides of the bag and adapted to extend outwardly across the tube and 13 through the notches in the latter to hold the tube on the bag.

In testimony whereof, I sign this speciication in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

EZB-A B. SMITH.

Witnesses:

WM. F. FREUDENREIGH, RUTH E. ZETTERVALL.

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